The Other Family By: Himani Bannerji

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Transcript of The Other Family By: Himani Bannerji

Foreign mother and daughter live in Canada One day her daughter comes home with a drawn picture of a blond, white family The mother is concerned because she is convinced of her daughter's desire to be like the little blond girl in the pictureCharacter TraitsThe protagonist is the mother who displays three distinct traits:

The Key Symbol The controlling world outside. The daughter is influenced by the world outside:Through school, the little girl is convinced that the "right" race is the white, blond girl in the picture.Main Conflict

Involving the mother and her fear of losing her daughter in a white dominated society The mother fears that the world outside will have a negative impact on her daughter Most importantly fears that her daughter will be filled with hatred and dislike towards her own mother and herself The Other Family By: Himani Bannerji

Brief SummaryAt school, the daughter completes the picture by painting a dark skinned and dark haired family beside the blond family calling it the "Other Family" This story displays:Racial differencesAccepting oneself in a white dominated societyThe struggles that some foreign family's have to go through The world outside and the influences it has on individuals Person Versus Society:World Outside School SocietyDislike towards oneself WISESENSITIVEEMOTIONALLY STABLEShe quickly understands that the world outside possesses authority: in the form of school Displays sensitivity by expressing fear, wary and caution toward her daughter's future Blaming herself constantly for causing a separation between her daughter and her home country BECAUSEHas been worried thinking about work and letters that had arrived from back homeShe was lost in her thoughts, not aware of her surroundings but yet makes an effort to listen to her daughter and controls her emotions The Negative Aspect WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA?Individuals should learn to accept themselves, their race, and their background. Individuals have to convince themselves that racism existsThey have to learn to accept themselves for who they are not what society wants them to acceptWHY IS THIS IMPORTANT IN OUR WORLD?In a society where an individual feels excluded the doors of diversity are closed It does not allow open-mindedness about other races if it is focused on one particular race THEREFORE...By reading this story it gives readers a different perspective of society and the influences it has on individuals Why should people read this story?Today, society's influences is targeted towards young people It affects the way one dresses, looks, acts, and talks and therefore individuals end up rejecting themselves I recommend reading this story because this story educates people about race and culture Also it teaches individuals that the world outside can have negative influences